Iran warned Monday that re-imposed U.S. sanctions would cripple its economy and plunge the volatile Middle East deeper into crisis as it urged the United Nations' highest court to suspend the Trump administration's economic pressure on Tehran. The world court's wood-paneled Great Hall of Justice in The Hague is the latest backdrop for Washington and Tehran's high-stakes dispute about Iran's nuclear ambitions. President Donald Trump said in May that he would pull the U.S. out of a 2015 agreement over Iran's nuclear program and would re-impose sanctions on Tehran. However, it remains to be seen if the U.S. would abide by a court order to suspend sanctions on Iran. Some U.S. allies oppose the sanctions and are seeking to keep the nuclear deal alive.

Source: ABC News August 27, 2018 12:09 UTC